According to the municipality, the place name Gleima is probably of Sorbian origin and means “clay soil”; MDR also associates the name with loamy or clayey ground. You can rent a holiday apartment in Gleima.
Gleima is a settlement within the municipality of Remptendorf in the Saale-Orla district of Thuringia.
History
Gleima was first documented on April 30, 1417.
Nature
Gleima is situated on a high plateau of the southeastern Thuringian Slate Mountains. The terrain slopes down toward the Sormitz Valley and is flanked by wooded uplands and wooded slopes. Those seeking the combination of high plateau, forest, and valley will find exactly this type of landscape here.
Federal Highway 90 runs through the Sormitz Valley, while State Road 1099 runs parallel to it across the Gleima Plateau and connects to Federal Highway 90 farther north.
In the vicinity of Gleima are Ebersdorf Palace, Lauenstein Castle, New Lobenstein Castle, Old Lobenstein Castle, and Sieglitzberg.
In the wider regional surroundings of Gleima are the Feengrotten fairy grottoes.
Roßbühl and Galgenhügel are also located in the immediate vicinity of Gleima.
Anyone wishing to continue the overview of localities can find another entry with Burglemnitz.
